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Does Malaysia have enough hospital beds to treat the spike in Covid-19 cases?

The latest tally of these active cases — meaning patients who carry transmission risks and have to be admitted to hospitals and quarantined — stood at 5,768 cases as at yesterday noon, which is just about 1,000 or so cases away from the 6,795 beds available at government hospitals and quarantine centres to cater to those infected by the coronavirus.